Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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A 40,000-ton treaty successor to G3 and N3

A higher treaty limit would likely produce a balanced 28-knot capital ship derived from G3 and N3 thinking rather than a lighter Admiral class.

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Question

What kind of Royal Navy capital ship might emerge from a 40,000-ton Washington Treaty limit?

Short answer

Probably a balanced 28-knot development of G3 and N3 ideas with nine or possibly twelve 16-inch guns.

Notes

A 40,000-ton Washington limit would probably produce a larger development of the ideas behind G3 and N3. Nelson and Rodney already represented a reduced version of that approach. The preferred counterfactual ship would reach about 28 knots with nine 16-inch guns, although twelve guns are considered possible. The extra displacement would support a balance of speed and armament.